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HBO Max Announces Unscripted Series SWEET LIFE: LOS ANGELES From Issa Rae Photo HBO Max Announces Unscripted Series SWEET LIFE: LOS ANGELES From Issa Rae
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 18, 2021

'We are thrilled to partner with Issa Rae on this fun, dynamic series about a real group of friends and their unique, yet intertwined experiences in South Los Angeles, which has a one-of-a-kind culture that deserves a spotlight all its own,' said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president, Non-Fic...
BWW Interview: Ralph B. Peña, Artistic Director of Ma-Yi, Talks Diversity, Faith, and Photo BWW Interview: Ralph B. Peña, Artistic Director of Ma-Yi, Talks Diversity, Faith, and New Production FELIX STARRO
by Sarah Hookey - August 29, 2019

Ralph B. Peña is currently directing Ma-Yi's Felix Starro Off-Broadway at Theatre Row. The new musical is making an impact on both audience members and the history books as it marks the first time a musical created by Filipino-Americans will be presented Off-Broadway. Peña took the time to chat with...
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
Casts Announced for B.R.O.K.E.N CODE B.I.R.D SWITCHING World Premiere & More Berkshir Photo Casts Announced for B.R.O.K.E.N CODE B.I.R.D SWITCHING World Premiere & More Berkshire Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 07, 2022

Berkshire Theatre Group and Kate Maguire have announced casting for shows in BTG’s Early Summer 2022 Season. The full season will feature B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching, a world premiere play and recipient of an NEA Grants for Arts Projects Award and more....
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Celebrates Successful One-Night-Only Production of Photo YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Celebrates Successful One-Night-Only Production of BREACH OF PROMISE
by Sarah Hookey - August 21, 2019

Leon Kobrin's rediscovered 1912 play BREACH OF PROMISE, a darkly comic slice of tenement life in New York City, was presented Wednesday evening, July 31st at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in a newly commissioned English translation (from the original Yiddish) by writer/director Allen Lewis ...
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
John Arthur Greene Stars In THESE ARE THE SHOWS I DIDN'T BOOK...AND WHY At Feinstein' Photo John Arthur Greene Stars In THESE ARE THE SHOWS I DIDN'T BOOK...AND WHY At Feinstein's/54 Below
by Julie Musbach - October 09, 2018

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents John Arthur Greene in "These are the shows I didn't book…and why" on November 25th, 2018. ...
BWW Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY at The Bomhard Theater Photo BWW Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY at The Bomhard Theater
by Taylor Clemons - March 09, 2019

Could I BE anymore in love with this show?...
New All-Digital Theatre Licensing Company UPROAR THEATRICS Announced Photo New All-Digital Theatre Licensing Company UPROAR THEATRICS Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 02, 2021

Uproar Theatrics, a new digital theatrical licensing company, has been created to transform how regional, school, stock, and amateur groups license plays and musicals.  Uproar Theatrics is expanding the theatrical pipeline to bring thrilling, fresh theatre to creators and audiences across America....
New CNN Original Series FIRST LADIES Premieres Oct. 4 Photo New CNN Original Series FIRST LADIES Premieres Oct. 4
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 09, 2020

First Ladies, a new CNN Original Series about America's most iconic first ladies, premieres Sunday, October 4, at 10 p.m....
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA WITH W. KAMAU BELL Premieres Fourth Season on April 28 Photo UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA WITH W. KAMAU BELL Premieres Fourth Season on April 28
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019

The Emmy Award-winning series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will premiere its 4th season on Sunday, April 28 at 10pm ET/PT. Produced by Main Event Media and All3Media America, United Shades of America is an eight-part Emmy Award-winning CNN Original Series that follows sociopolitical c...
Meet the Cast of HANGMEN - Now in Previews on Broadway! Photo Meet the Cast of HANGMEN - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 28, 2020

Hangmen is officially in previews on Broadway! Martin McDonagh's Hangmen marks McDonagh's seventh play to be produced on Broadway and his return to the stage following his BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. Hangmen will offi...
BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at FOX THEATRE-Helicopters and Hopelessness Make MISS SAIGON Photo BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at FOX THEATRE-Helicopters and Hopelessness Make MISS SAIGON a winner!
by Rob Levy - May 04, 2019

After 30 years of tours and a successful run in the West End and on Broadway MISS SAIGON needed a fresh coat of paint. Boy did it sure get one!...
Berkshire Theatre Group to Present ONCE Photo Berkshire Theatre Group to Present ONCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2022

Running July 1 through 16 at The Colonial Theatre, the audience will be transported to a bustling Irish pub with a stage full of incredibly talented actors singing and playing their own instruments. ...
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
Asian Premiere of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Announces Full Cast; Show Opens Aug Photo Asian Premiere of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Announces Full Cast; Show Opens Aug. 2
by Oliver Oliveros - July 16, 2019

Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group has announced the full cast of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE, its maiden production for Atlantis Imaginarium Young Theatre. The show, based on the hit Dreamworks animated feature film of the same name will open on August 2, 2019, at the Maybank Performing Ar...
THE REDEMPTION PROJECT, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA to Premiere on CNN 4/28 Photo THE REDEMPTION PROJECT, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA to Premiere on CNN 4/28
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 03, 2019

It's a big CNN Original Series premiere night on Sunday, April 28 with the series launch of The Redemption Project with Van Jones at 9 p.m. ET/PT and the season four premiere of the Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2022-2023 Season Concerts Featuring 22 Programs Photo Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2022-2023 Season Concerts Featuring 22 Programs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2022

Jazz at Lincoln Center announced the organization’s 35th season of concerts featuring JALC’s customary mix of American-premiere commissions and exclusive collaborations by iconic guest artists from across the globe, as well as celebrations of milestones and major figures in jazz and its related gen...
Arena Stage Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE Photo Arena Stage Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2019

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's (Broadway's Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy For You) Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Based on his own parents' love story, U.S. Army Captain Jacob S. Ludwig and aspiring actress, Louise Rabiner, meet...
BWW Exclusive: THE BEATLES 101 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - Ranking the Best of John, Photo BWW Exclusive: THE BEATLES 101 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - Ranking the Best of John, Paul, George & Ringo (Including Their Solo Hits)
by Peter Nason - May 12, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest Beatles songs, including some of the fab four's solo works. They're all here: 'Twist and Shout,' 'In My Life,' 'Helter Skelter,' 'Imagine,' 'Something,' 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' 'Let It Be.' See if your favorites made the grade!...
W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu Come to The Soraya Photo W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu Come to The Soraya
by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2019

Two of today's freshest comic voices come to The Soraya for one night of evening of groundbreaking stand-up comedy-W. Kamau Bell, host of the Emmy Award-winning CNN docuseries United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell and Brooklyn-based comedian and podcaster Hari Kondabolu, whose best known for T...
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....
L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates Photo L.O.L. SURPRISE! LIVE Expands National Tour & Adds New 2022 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021

L.O.L. Surprise! fans in over 50 cities will finally be able to rock out in real life when the all-new hologram concert tour crisscrosses the United States beginning March 5, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California....




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